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SYDNEY ROYAL SHOW - April
2010
Norolle Lady in Red B44,
Grand Champion Gelbvieh
Female and Supreme Gelbvieh
Exhibit at the 2010 Sydney
Royal Show, was exhibited by
Clyde and Alison Johnson,
Norolle, Millmerran, with
her bull calf Evolution 2R
E55, at foot by RID
Collateral 2R.
Photo: Kirrily
Johnson-Iseppi.
GELBVIEH FEATURE SHOW -
Murgon, Qld.
The 2010 Qld Gelbvieh
Feature Show was held at the
Murgon Show on
Saturday 20 March.
The enthusiastic committee
of Gelbvieh members, headed
by Chris
Braithwaite, Julie Gould and
Julie Nixon, oversaw a great
showing of 39
Gelbvieh. They sourced
tremendous sponsorship from
Murgon, Gympie and
Kingaroy business houses.
Thank you to them and to the
exhibitors.
Studs entered were Granite
Gold, Midas, Norolle,
Sunshine, UR Diamond,
Weetalabah and Windmere. The
new Gelbvieh banner,
organised by Val
Rogers, was very visible and
there were plenty of
attentive spectators.
The Grand Champion Gelbvieh
Female was judged Interbreed
Champion
Female of the Show. Midas
was the Most Successful
Exhibiter.
Competing in the Breeders
Group Class L-R Midas,
Weetalabah, Norolle.
Competing in the Pair of
Females Class L- R Midas,
Norolle, Sunshine,
Weetalabah, Granite Gold.
Judging the Supreme Gelbvieh
Exhibit - Norolle Lady in
Red B44 and calf,
Midas Electric E201.
Junior and Grand Champion
Gelbvieh Bull Midas Electric
E201. L-R Handler
Mark Geiger, owner Chris
Braithwaite, and Murgon
Showgirl Julie Gould.
Grand Champion Gelbvieh
Female and Interbreed
Champion Norolle Lady in Red
B44
with her calf. L-R owner
Clyde Johnson, handler Gavin
Iseppi and Showgirl Julie
Gould.
Photos: Courtesy of Brian
Kaddatz.
2009 PRE-SALE 'GET TOGETHER'
Held on Wednesday 23
September at the Alexander
Motel Warwick,
this Social gathering proved
to be a great success.
Thanks to Margie and Keith
Single and Geoff and Cass
Steinbeck for the
bottles of wine from the
Single’s Windmill Hill
Estate Winery donated for
the
lucky door number winners.
Local Stanthorpe apple
products, chosen by Val
Rogers, were donated by
Alison and Clyde Johnson,
for those with lucky spots
marked on their chairs.
A Gelbvieh vest and cap as
first prize, and a cap as
second prize was
donated by Council to be
raffled. The Sale committee
thanks Council as this
raffle proved to be a good
fundraiser.
The evidence of “a good
night being had by all” is
pictured below. All photos
have names left to right.
Murray Young, Denis Dobson,
Mark Lowrey, Wendy Jackson,
Doug Roberts,
and Kirrily Johnson-Iseppi.
Guy Swan, Clyde Johnson,
Michael Borg and Murray
Young.
Larry Cutler, Paul Crosshill,
Doug Roberts and John
Thomas.
Michael Jackson, Col
Flanagan, Max Smart, Denis
Dobson, Glen Willcox
obscured,
Lorraine Willcox and Wendy
Jackson.
Aderian, Aleacea and Julie
Nixon; and John Gommers.
Geoff and Cass Steinbeck;
and Helen Verecry.
Val and Ian Rogers, Chris
Braithwaite, Margaret
Wilksch, Susan and Mark
Lowrey.
Jake Iseppi, Lyall Nixon and
Brooke Iseppi.
2009 QUEENSLAND ROYAL SHOW -
THE EKKA
Photo Col. Jackson
Stud vendors and prospective
stud clients for the
National Gelbvieh Sale met
at the Ekka.
L-R: Glen Chaplin (Sunshine)
Sunshine Beach, Thomas
Bewick (Cherryburn)
Ravenshoe,
Chris Braithwaite (Midas)
Murgon, Denis and Trix
Dobson (Golden Gate)
Launceston Tas.,
Clyde Johnson (Norolle)
Millmerran, Wendy and
Michael Jackson (Double J)
Guyra NSW.
Front: Guy Swan (Sunshine)
Cooroy and Julie Nixon (Weetalabah)
Chinchilla.
Judging - Thursday 6 August
2009
Judge - Mr Jason Strong
“Midas returns for more
Brisbane Gold
Murgon - bred Gelbvieh bulls
shine again in 2009.
It was a repeat performance
of the 2008 Royal Queensland
Show in the
judging of the Gelbvieh
bulls this year, with the
same bulls winning
champion and reserve
champion respectively.
Midas Collosus C002,
exhibited by Chris and Julie
Braithwaite, Midas
Gelbviehs, Murgon, was
awarded champion bull
following a big 12
months on the show circuit.
Midas Collosus C002
After winning the Champion
title at the Ekka, the
1178kg bull went on to
win the grand champion
Gelbvieh bull and champion
interbreed bull at
the 2009 Sydney Royal Show;
grand champion at Beef 09
in Rockhampton, and will now
be offered at the Gelbvieh
National Sale on
September 24 at Warwick.
He scanned with measurements
of P8 / rib fat of 13 mm and
10 mm
respectively, and an EMA of
140 sq cms.
The reserve champion bull,
Weetalabah HB Cookie,
exhibited by Aderian
and Julie Nixon, Weetalabah,
Chinchilla, will also be
offered for sale at
Warwick.
The 938 kg bull had a P8/rib
fat of 8mm and 6mm, and EMA
of 129cms.
Weetalabah
HB Cookie
The Chaplin family of
Sunshine Gelbviehs, Cooray,
took out champion
female for the second
consecutive year, but this
year’s win was with a
proven female, Sunshine
Honey Rose, exhibited with a
calf at foot.
Sunshine Honey Rose
The Nixon family, Weetalabah,
won the reserve female
ribbon with their
heifer Glendale Dina D20.
Glendale Dina D20
This heifer has also had a
winning run this year,
having won calf
champion female at Beef 2009
in Rockhampton.”
QCL report by: Melissa
Martin
Most Successful Exhibitor
AJ & JC Nixon Weetalabah
Gelbvieh Stud
Other Gelbvieh exhibitors
were Thomas Bewick,
Cherryburn Gelbvieh
Stud, Ravenshoe Qld and
Jackson Pastoral Company,
Double J
Gelbvieh Stud, Guyra NSW.
Class 225 - Bull 20 months
and under 42 month.
Oldest to youngest L-R:
Midas Collosus exhibited by
CR & JL Braithwaite,
Weetalabah HB Cookie
exhibited by AJ & JC Nixon,
Sunshine Extra Power
exhibited by the Chaplin
Family,
Double J Clarry exhibited by
Jackson Pastoral Company,
Double J Cyril exhibited by
Thomas Bewick, and
Midas Cossack exhibited by
Cr & JL Braithwaite
LOCAL SHOWS 2009
Congratulations to Glen and
Donna Chaplin, Sunshine
Gelbvieh Stud,
Cooroy, showing Supreme
Interbreed Beef Animal at
the Sunshine
Coast Show, Nambour, in
early June. Sunshine Extra
Power was also
Champion Gelbvieh Bull.
Sunshine also showed Supreme
Interbreed Cow, the Gelbvieh
Female
Champion Sunshine Honey
Rose.
Sunshine Gelbvieh has also
enjoyed success in 2009 by
taking out
the Senior Champion
Interbreed Bull at Gympie
Show in May.
CHAMPIONS AT BEEF ’09
ROCKHAMPTON
A Gelbvieh was the
Overall Grand Champion
Carcase.
Congratulations to Michele
and Barry Fleming, Glendale
Cattle Enterprises,
Serpentine WA. They won the
ANZ award for the highest
pen score, across all
classes, in the Beef 2009
Carcass Competition, with a
group of three Gelbvieh and
Gelbvieh cross steers. They
have done the Gelbvieh breed
proud !
The winning pure bred, seven
month old Gelbvieh, had a
carcass weight of 196kg,
7 mm Rib fat, 10 mm P8 fat,
recording 4/5 for fat
distribution and an EMA of
63 sq
cm. The steers were
processed straight off their
mothers at an average age of
7.5
months through Hepple & Sons
abattoir at Northam, WA.
Grand Champion Bull
Midas Collosus C2
Exhibited by Chris &
Julie Braithwaite
Midas Gelbvieh Stud
Murgon. |
Grand Champion
Female
Norolle Lady in Red
B44
Exhibited by Clyde &
Alison Johnson
Norolle Cattle
Company Millmerran.
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OTHER CHAMPIONS
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Calf Ch. Female |
Glendale Dina D20
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Res. Calf Ch. Female |
Glendale Divine D18
Both exhibited by
Aderian & Julie
Nixon
Weetalabah Stud,
Chinchilla, Q.
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Jun. Ch. Female
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Norolle Lady in Red
C43 - C & A
Johnson |
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Res. Jun. Ch. Female |
Midas Windlass C10
- C & J
Braithwaite |
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Sen. Ch. Female |
Norolle Lady in Red
B44 - C & A
Johnson |
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Calf Ch. Bull |
Midas D Bolt - C
& J Braithwaite |
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Res. Calf Ch. Bull |
Weetalabah Dogsbody
D12 - A & J Nixon |
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Jun. Ch. Bull |
Norolle 2J Camero
- C & A Johnson |
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Res. Jun. Ch. Bull |
Sunshine Extra Power
- Glen & Donna
Chaplin
Sunshine Gelbvieh
Cooroy Q. |
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Sen. Ch. Bull |
Midas Collosus C2 -
C & J Braithwaite
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Res. Sen. Ch. Bull |
Summit Prospect C122
- John & Kim Pugh
Summit Gelbvieh Stud
Narrikup, WA
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Gelbvieh parading at
Beef ‘09
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Michele Fleming with
the
Grand Champion
Carcase Trophy |
Australian Gelbvieh
Asn. Inc. Site Beef
‘09 |
Ian Rogers, Granite
Gold Gelbvieh, Stanthorpe
Q and
Tim Dobson, Golden
Gate Gelbvieh,
Launceston Tas. |
2009 SYDNEY ROYAL SHOW
The only Gelbvieh exhibitors
at the Sydney Royal show
were Queenslanders.
As probably the smallest
team there with three
exhibits - four head
including a calf on the cow
- their quality was not to
be questioned.
The Gelbvieh Champions stood
proudly. The Gelbvieh bull
was
the Interbreed Champion
Bull. This bull and the
Gelbvieh Champion Female
were the Runners Up to the
Interbreed Champion Pair.
Interbreed Champion Bull
- 2009 Sydney Royal
MIDAS COLLOSUS C2, exhibited
by Chris & Julie
Braithwaite,
Midas Gelbvieh Stud, Murgon
Qld, was Senior and Grand
Champion Gelbvieh Bull.
Supreme Gelbvieh Exhibit
- 2009 Sydney Royal
NOROLLE LADY IN RED B44,
exhibited by Clyde and
Alison Johnson,
Norolle Cattle Company
Millmerran, was Senior and
Grand Champion Gelbvieh
Female
with her heifer calf at foot
by JRI PLD Peterbilt.
WA GELBVIEH TOUR
16 - 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
Thanks to Michele Fleming
and Alex Pugh, the
organisers of a wonderful
tour,
from the Queensland members,
who greatly enjoyed the WA
experience.
Thanks also to the staff and
students at Morawa Ag
College and Murdoch
University;
and the folks at the family
operated Studs who hosted us
and made us so welcome.
Tour photos: Courtesy
of Julie Nixon, Malcolm King
and Clyde Johnson.
Day 1.
Perth - Morawa -
Three Springs -
Moora. |
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The group viewing
some of the Gelbvieh
females
at Morawa Ag
College. |
Some of the Morawa
Show team being
prepared
for the 2008 Perth
Royal Show.
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Some of the female
section of the
Gelbvieh and
crossbred herd
at “Nebru Plains”
Three Springs,
where the Pugh
family were our
hosts.
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Part of the “Nebru
Plains” 13,000 head
feedlot
at Three Springs WA. |
Tourist transport at
“Nebru Plains”
Standing left
to right:
Aderian Nixon (Weetalabah
Q), Clyde Johnson (Norolle
Q), Wendy Sofield (Gwandallan
WA),
John Pugh (Summit
WA), Sam Degabriele
(Glengarry Gold
Vic), Viv Vinicombe
(Glendale WA),
Malcolm King (Goldrush
Qld), Michele
Fleming (Glendale
WA) and Muriel
Vinicombe.
Sitting left to
right:
Alison Johnson,
Julie Nixon, Alex
Pugh, Steve and
Marion Magini
(Crystal Ridge WA),
John Whitbread
(Ebony Lodge Vic).
Below right:
Larry Cutler (Ebony
Lodge Vic).
Not present: Brice
Kaddatz (Australian
Tropical Gelbvieh Q)
joined the tour on
Day 2. |
Day 2.
Moora - Perth -
Serpentine -
Manjimup |
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A Gelbvieh stud
female and her
twins
at Murdoch
University,
Perth.
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Murdoch Gelbvieh
and Gelbvieh X
steers
being prepared
for the Perth
Royal Show. |
Stud bulls at
Glendale Stud,
Serpentine,
where our hosts
were Michele and
Barry Fleming;
and Muriel and
Viv Vinicombe.
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Some of stud
females and the
lush pasture
at Glendale
Stud,
Serpentine.
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Day 3.
Manjimup -
Kojonup - Albany
- Porongurup |
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Braeside Stud
females on lush
pasture at
Manjimup,
where our hosts
were Sue and
Alan Kelly.
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Females at
Braeside, eating
hay distributed
to keep them
close by for
easy viewing. |
The men view
Crystal Ridge
females at
Kojonup,
where our hosts
were Steve and
Marion Magini.
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Magini’s sale
bulls in the
Crystal Ridge
yards
at Kojonup. |
The War Memorial
high on a hill
at Albany,
when the sun
broke through a
very rainy sky. |
Karribank
Retreat at
Porongurup
Nature Reserve
where the tour
group spent a
quiet night. |
Day 4
Porongurup -
Narrikup - Perth
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Summit stud
females surround
our host, John
Pugh,
at the family
property at
Narrikup. |
Young Summit
Gelbvieh bulls
and others
near a wire
netting
protected tree.
Summit stud
females are in
the distance.
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Gelbvieh graze a
paddock bordered
by some of the
thousands of
trees planted by
John and Kim
Pugh
at “Carmendale”
over many years.
The Stirling
Ranges form the
backdrop.
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For the full tour
story go to
http://www.gelbvieh.asn.au/News.html
QUEENSLAND ROYAL SHOW -
THE EKKA
2008
Show Report Courtesy of
QCL August 2008
“ Chris and Julie
Braithwaite’s Midas Gelbvieh
Stud had won Champion Female
twice before at the
Queensland Royal, but the
Champion Bull broad ribbon
has eluded them - until this
year.
The stud based in Murgon,
finally snagged the big one
with 814kg, 16 month old
bull, Midas Collosus C002,
boasting an EMA of 129 sq
cm.
Midas Collusus C002, handler Caitlin Warner,
and owner Chris Braithwaite.
Mr Braithwaite said the bull
had previously won the 12 to
14 month
age class at this year’s
Sydney Royal Show. He has
been a good
calf from day one, and is a
full brother to the Reserve
Champion
from 2007, Midas Brutus, Mr
Braithwaite said.
Judge, Erica Halliday,
Walcha, NSW agreed,
describing him as an
ideal animal to target a
number of markets, with his
thickness,
structural correctness and
“lovely sire appeal”.
Reserve Champion Bull went
to 578kg, 13 month old bull,
Weetalabah HB Cookie,
exhibited by the Nixon
family (Julie and
Aderian Nixon) Chinchilla.
Weetalabah HB Cookie
The Chaplin family (Glen and
Madonna Chaplin) of Sunshine
Gelbvieh Cooroy, won
Champion Female with their
33 month old
Sunshine Diamond Girl A01
with a thumping six month
old calf at
foot.
Caption Sunshine Diamond
Girl A01 with Nadine Holt,
Guy Swan and judge Erica Halliday.
Midas Gelbvieh tasted
success again, taking out
Reserve
Champion Female with their
17 month old heifer, Midas
Callista
C001.
Midas Callista C001 with
Erica Halliday and Caitlin Warner.
The trophy for Most
Successful Exhibitor went to
the Sunshine
Gelbvieh Stud.”
Qld Branch donates the $50
trophy for Most Successful
Exhibitor.
NATIONAL GELBVIEH SALE -
DINNER
The Gelbvieh “get together”
pre-sale dinner at the
Jackie Howe
Motel in Warwick on Thursday
evening, 24 July 2008, was
well
attended with 43 guests
enjoying a great meal and
good fellowship.
Winner of the lucky spot for
a basket of macadamia
products
donated by Australian
Tropical Gelbvieh was Terry O’Halloran.
Winners of surprise draws
for beautiful ‘Pure Heaven’
and
‘Suttons’ apple products
donated by Val and Ian
Rogers,
Granite Gold Gelbvieh Stud were
Aleacea Nixon, Tracie Borg;
and George McVeigh.
The lucky vendors’ draws for
three lots of imported semen
kindly
donated by Gail and Ron
Anderson, Bar GR Cattle,
High Prairie,
Alberta Canada were won by
Geoff Steinbeck, Dieter
Ruzicka
and Glen Chaplin.
The donation of goods for
prizes, lucky draws and
thank you gifts
was much appreciated. Thank
you to Evan and Jean
McKenzie,
Brice and Fran Kaddatz,
Val and Ian Rogers and Gail
and
Ron Anderson.
RAFFLE
The Gelbvieh Council raffle
run by Malcolm King created
some
excitement with a flurry of
buyers for limited tickets
with the raffle
drawn that night.
1st Chris Braithwaite
1 years’ subscription to Gelbvieh World Magazine
and a Gelbvieh Cap
2nd Cas Steinbeck
Gelbvieh Vest and Gelbvieh Cap
DINNER GUESTS’ GALLERY
Gelbvieh enthusiasts
enjoying the night are
pictured below and are
named from left to right.
Photos are all courtesy of
Val Rogers’
camera with photos taken by
both Val and Malcolm King.
Shirley O'Halloran (Clifton
Qld), Aleacea and Julie
Nixon (Chinchilla Qld)
and Alison Johnson
(Millmerran Qld) welcomed
the guests.
Lincoln Bewick (Ravenshoe
Qld), Brenda and Rob Johnson
(Warwick Qld), Val and Ian
Rogers (Stanthorpe Qld) and
Thomas Bewick (Ravenshoe Qld).
John and Kim Pugh (Narrikup
WA), Aderian and Julie Nixon
(Chinchilla Qld), Colin
Flannagan (Neerim Sth Vic.)
and
Wendy Jackson (Guyra NSW).
Viv Vinnicombe and daughter
Michele Fleming (Serpentine
WA),
and Doug Roberts (Narromine
NSW).
Garry Burton (Dubbo NSW),
Cas Steinbeck, Keith and
Margie Single (Dungowan
NSW).
John Gommers (Murray Bridge
SA), Ian Rogers (Stanthorpe
Qld)
and Geoff Steinbeck
(Tamworth NSW).
John Thomas (Armidale NSW)
and Phil Glover (Gunnedah
NSW)
Malcolm King (Darra Qld) and
Michael Jackson (Guyra NSW)
Elders Warwick staff and
Terry O’Halloran (Clifton
Qld).
Tracie and Michael Borg
(Clermont Qld) and Clyde
Johnson
(Millmerran Qld).
SALE COMMITTEE
The Qld Branch President,
Chris Braithwaite, thanked
the Sale
committee and in particular
the Secretary, Julie Nixon
and the
Treasurer, Alison Johnson
for their efforts in
bringing the sale
together.
Chris presented Alison left,
and Julie right, with gifts
in appreciation.
LIFE MEMBERS
Clyde and Alison Johnson,
Norolle, Millmerran Qld,
were honoured
with Life Memberships of The
Australian Gelbvieh
Association Inc.
in a speech made by
Councillor Geoff Steinbeck.
They were both
shocked; but delighted.
Clyde found his voice to
thank the members for the
honour and
said they will continue to
support the Association and
breed quality
Gelbvieh stock for as long
as they can.
Alison Johnson, Geoff
Steinbeck and Clyde Johnson
at the
announcement, which was,
apparently, a surprise only
to Alison
and Clyde.
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